"Variations" with durian

08:55, 10/01/2023

Known as the "king" of tropical fruits, durian has a distinctive flavor and aroma, and can be enjoyed directly, or "transformed" into many strange but equally attractive dishes.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Thoa, a baker in Buon Ma Thuot City, shared that to enhance the rich flavor of this fruit, people "transform" it into many attractive dishes such as cooking sweet soup, making cakes, making ice cream, yogurt, smoothies, sticky rice, jelly, etc. In particular, durian crepe cake is loved by many people and "attracts" customers every time durian season comes. This is a combination of crepe cake, fresh cream and durian to create a special dessert.

The smooth, elastic crust (made from flour, sugar, eggs, and fresh milk) combined with the rich, fragrant cream and crushed durian filling, the cake is kept cold before eating, awakening all the senses when enjoying.

Besides, durian avocado ice cream is also an extremely delicious dish for those who love sweets. This is the perfect combination of fresh cream, avocado and pureed durian rice. The blend of ingredients creates a dish that is both sweet and fatty.

Durian crepe.

As a passionate cook, during durian season, Ms. Nguyen Thi Nhung (Dlie Ya commune, Krong Nang district) often tries to prepare dishes from this fruit for her family to enjoy. She also "invents" many unique dishes from durian with recipes she has researched and created herself.

For example, for fried durian cake, she separates the durian flesh, mashes it finely, adds condensed milk and mixes well. Next, she scoops the mixed mixture onto a rice paper and rolls it into her favorite shape; dips the cake in the pre-mixed flour, puts it in boiling oil and fries it until all sides are golden brown.

The finished product is a crispy, sweet, fragrant and fatty durian cake. For old, unripe or hard durians in the garden, instead of throwing them away, Ms. Nhung uses them instead of the usual vegetables and fruits to stew with the ribs, creating a very special durian rib soup. The durian has a rich, fragrant taste mixed with the rich rib soup, bringing a rather unique delicious taste.

Not only that, she also took advantage of the durian shell, peeled off all the thorns and outer shell, separated the white pulp, cut into bite-sized pieces, blanched them in boiling water, then dipped them in a mixture of flour and fried flour and fried until both sides were golden brown. The crispy, rich taste of the fried durian pulp when dipped in chili sauce creates a delicious snack...

Many people like to grill durian on charcoal to feel the increased sweetness and fat when enjoying it.

For grilled durian, just prepare a red-hot charcoal stove and place the whole ripe durian on top. When grilling, turn all sides of the fruit evenly, the shell will automatically expand and gradually turn black. The hot and fragrant durian segments with soft, fatty flesh, the smell of charcoal smoke mixed with the aroma of durian rice creates an attractive aroma, scoop each small spoon while it is still hot and put it in your mouth to fully feel the flavor. Along with grilling the whole fruit, you can also separate each durian segment, wrap it in foil and grill it, the finished product is a chewy, chewy, slightly burnt durian shell rolled around the soft, fatty durian segment inside.

It can be seen that with many different ways of processing and enjoying, the culinary dishes from durian become diverse. The strong aroma and sweet, fatty taste of durian is a special "highlight", making it difficult for "followers" of this fruit to resist.

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